![Painting, Wet dog, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051505_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Wet dog, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051505_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Running with wet dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051493_1_grid.jpg)
Running with wet dogs
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£320
![Painting, Wet dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051490_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051481_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Going to surf, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Low tide, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051466_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051454_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051451_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051445_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swimming dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051442_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051439_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet doggies, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051436_1_grid.jpg)
Wet doggies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£352
![Painting, Expanse, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051433_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Walking seagulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051427_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Winter windmill, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051424_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Winter windmill in Maasluis, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051421_1_grid.jpg)
Winter windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£270
![Painting, Forest road, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051415_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pastors lake pine, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051412_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forest in evening light, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051409_1_grid.jpg)
Forest in evening light
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£350
![Painting, Sea gulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051406_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog in the boat, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cat, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051400_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Haystacks in Westland, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051394_1_grid.jpg)
Haystacks in Westland
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£346
![Painting, Dog with a toy, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051391_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Boats at the lake, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051388_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forest road 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051385_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rowan-tree, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rocks at the sunset, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051376_1_grid.jpg)
Rocks at the sunset
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£344
![Painting, Spring in Holland, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051367_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring in Holland, tree at the channel., Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051364_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Holland, tree at the channel.
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£346
![Painting, Spring in Holland, tulips worker, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051361_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Holland, tulips worker
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£347
![Painting, Spring in Baden - Baden, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051358_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Baden - Baden
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£346
![Painting, Forest lake, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tree at Port -Mort, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051346_1_grid.jpg)
Tree at Port -Mort
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£348
![Painting, Before rain, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051343_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Boats haven, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051340_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lavenda flavor, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051334_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seagulls, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051331_1_grid.jpg)
Seagulls, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£350
![Painting, The street of Toledo, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051328_1_grid.jpg)
The street of Toledo
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£350
![Painting, Horse portrait, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051325_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Roses, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051319_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Waiting boats, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051310_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kassandra flashback, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051307_1_grid.jpg)
Kassandra flashback
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£353
![Painting, Spring moments, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051304_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The last day of summer, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051301_1_grid.jpg)
The last day of summer
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£353
![Painting, Winter village, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051298_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The view of Schiedam, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051292_1_grid.jpg)
The view of Schiedam
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£351
![Painting, Roses, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051289_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Landscape with a rock, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051286_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape with a rock
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£351
![Painting, Spanish town, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051280_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring in Baden-Baden, Das Paradies, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051277_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Baden-Baden, Das Paradies
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£401
![Painting, Beach dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051274_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Snowdrops, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051262_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Children at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051256_1_grid.jpg)
Children at the sea
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£355
![Painting, Notre-Dame de Paris, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051253_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sea gulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051250_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Going to surf 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051247_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Forest way in the evening light, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051241_1_grid.jpg)
Forest way in the evening light
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£357
![Painting, Sicilial landscape, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051220_1_grid.jpg)
Sicilial landscape
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£274
![Painting, Red tulips, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051205_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Along the channel, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051199_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Alpine, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051190_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Windmill in Maasluis, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051187_1_grid.jpg)
Windmill in Maasluis
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
£355
![Painting, Pony riders, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051181_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Landscape with a windmill, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051178_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape with a windmill
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£272
![Painting, Rowers, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Empty coast, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051172_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Morning, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051166_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tuscany evening, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051163_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The view of Schiedam 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051157_1_grid.jpg)
The view of Schiedam 2
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
£268
![Painting, Over the clouds, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051154_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The view of Schiedam 3, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051151_1_grid.jpg)
The view of Schiedam 3
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£268
![Painting, Forest lake 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051145_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunny forest 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051139_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hamina beach, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051136_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pastor's lake 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051130_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pastor's lake 5, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051127_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cefalu rocks, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051118_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rocks and ruins, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051115_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Castelo, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051112_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sicilian sunset 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Castelo 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051100_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mountain village, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051085_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sail boat, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet dog 3, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051067_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog on the mountain road, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051049_1_grid.jpg)
Dog on the mountain road
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
£321
![Painting, Winter forest sunrise, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051040_1_grid.jpg)
Winter forest sunrise
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch
£326
![Painting, Beach scene 3, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051037_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Equestrienne 5, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051016_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea 9, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051013_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tulip fields, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051010_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Beach dogs 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051004_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring in Holland 5, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050998_1_grid.jpg)
Spring in Holland 5
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 26.9 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
£296
Life Portrait Artists
The Blue Dancers (1899) by Edgar Degas can possibly be recognized as one of the greatest ever pastel drawings. Living, breathing figures captured in a moment they may have deemed a banal peek into their everyday life. To draw from life, or “figure draw," usually refers to the instructional class taught in many schools and academies of fine art. The pastel, charcoal or humble pencil thus signifies the beginnings of an artist's career. It is often regarded as the most ideal way for artists to render the human body and master its line, depth and shape necessary for the portrait, a valuable skill. However, life portraiture often captures the body in motion causing the artist to depict muscle action, direction and perspective. Though the 19th century produced Degas, it also produced the camera and the focus on artists to depict movement – to snapshot life. In Artsper's own selections, the works of life portrait artist Marc Desgrandchamps are inspired by the decomposition of the movement of Eadweard Muybridge's chronophotographic experiments. Whilst Alejandra Caballero's work is much more introspective, noting that the quieter, more subtle movements in life, such as talking on the phone or taking a bath, must also be captured.